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Devotional rock music is the latest remedy for busting stress and more
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SPIRIT OF YOUTH: Spirituality can be a rocking affair nowadays Photo: K.R. Deepak
A Bob Dylan and a Jon Bon Jovi genre to the melodious Krishna saga... with devotional rock becoming a new rage, music seems to be setting the right note that's leading many to an idyllic state.
Keeping up with contemporary beats, singing bhajans no longer seems to be an outdated or mundane activity. "The whole idea is to change people's concept about satsangs, especially for the uninterested youth. For it's not just about sitting and listening to unending spiritual tenets, but about singing and having a blast," explains 28-year-old Saket Kakkar, an IT consultant with International Business Machine (IBM), who sings at The Art Of Living (AOL) concerts .
Spiritual organisations have been initiating such devotional concerts, catchingthe fancy of people of all age groups. Keeping in mind the younger generation's fast changing concept of spirituality, organisations aim at `purifying the conscience' through music and chants.
ISKCON looks at it as an effective medium to reach out to the youth. Including a devotional rock evening as part of its yearly youth festival, `Umang', seems to have got a splendid response. Says Mohan Rupadas, Director of ISKCON's Youth Forum, "Many young people listen to heavy rock, and with drugs becoming a common practice among youngsters, it is imperative to attract children to spirituality to overcome such dangers."
Hip `n' happening
At AOL, known for its unique breathing technique, enthusiastic youngsters have been organising these concerts in universities and colleges. With a Western base, the revivifying devotional music is hip and happening, for it declines to be raucous yet feels like a rock concert.
To another AOL singer, Siddharth, an engineering student, the vocabulary in devotional music is most powerful and energising.
On the other hand, to Sumit, an IIT pass-out, satsangs give a sense of security. With cutthroat competition increasing stress levels at the workplace and deadlines becoming harder to meet, listening to such music helps him focus better. "The soul gets going, the peppy Western beats refresh the body and the musician in me stays alive," says the chirpy music lover.
NITI PANTA
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